En dag i Oslo møtte Ingrid en turist som heter Jack.

One day in Oslo, Ingrid met a tourist named Jack.

Jack var fra Australia.

Jack was from Australia.

Ingrid smilte.

Ingrid smiled at him.

Hun sa hallo til Jack.

She said hello to Jack.

Jack sa hallo til henne.

Jack said hello back to her.

Så spurte han om et ord.

Then he asked about a word.

Dette ordet var "koselig".

This word was "koselig."

Ingrid lo litt.

Ingrid chuckled.

"Koselig" er et spesielt ord, sa hun.

"Koselig" is a special word, she said.

Det er et norsk ord.

It is a Norwegian word.

Det er ikke lett å forklare for utlendinger.

It's not easy to explain to foreigners.

Men hun ville prøve det for Jack.

But she wanted to try to explain it to Jack.

Hun ba ham følge med henne.

She asked him to follow her.

Først gikk de til en kafe i sentrum.

First, they went to a café in the city center.

Kafeen var liten og varm.

The café was small and cozy.

Det luktet godt av kaffe.

It smelled of good coffee.

Det var mange folk der.

There were many people there.

Noen snakket lavt.

Some spoke softly.

Andre leste i bøker.

Others read books.

Ingrid sa, "Dette er koselig.

Ingrid said, "This is koselig.

Stedet er ikke stort.

The place is not big.

Men det er hyggelig og varmt.

But it's nice and warm.

Folk er avslappet".

People are relaxed."

Så gikk de til parken.

Then they went to the park.

Barn lekte i snøen.

Children played in the snow.

Noen bygde en snømann.

Some built a snowman.

Andre lo og kastet snøballer.

Others laughed and threw snowballs.

Familier satt på tepper og drakk varm kakao.

Families sat on blankets and drank hot cocoa.

Ingrid sa, "Dette er også koselig.

Ingrid said, "This is also koselig.

Folk er sammen.

People are together.

De har en god tid".

They are having a good time."

På kvelden gikk de til Ingrids hjem.

In the evening, they went to Ingrid's home.

Huset var lite men det var pent.

The house was small but pretty.

Inne var det mye lys.

Inside, there was a lot of light.

Det var bilder på veggene.

There were pictures on the walls.

Sofaen hadde myke puter.

The sofa had soft pillows.

Ingrid lagde mat.

Ingrid cooked.

Fisken hun lagde, luktet fantastisk.

The fish she made smelled fantastic.

Etter middag tente Ingrid noen lys.

After dinner, Ingrid lit some candles.

De satte seg ned med en kopp te.

They sat down with a cup of tea.

Ingrid sa, "Dette er veldig koselig, ikke sant?

Ingrid said, "This is very koselig, isn't it?"

" Jack smilte.

Jack smiled.

Han så rundt seg.

He looked around.

Han så på det varme lyset.

He looked at the warm light.

Han så på de komfortable stolene.

He looked at the comfortable chairs.

Han så på Ingrid.

He looked at Ingrid.

Jack nikket.

Jack nodded.

Han sa, "Jeg tror jeg forstår nå.

He said, "I think I understand now.

Koselig er mer enn bare et ord.

Koselig is more than just a word.

Det er en følelse.

It's a feeling.

Det er når vi er glade og komfortable.

It's when we are happy and comfortable.

Når vi nyter små ting".

When we enjoy the little things."

Ingrid smilte og klappet i hendene.

Ingrid smiled and clapped her hands.

"Riktig!

"Exactly!"

" sa hun, "Du har forstått det.

she said, "You've got it.

Koselig er ikke bare et konsept.

Koselig is not just a concept.

Det er en del av norsk kultur".

It's part of Norwegian culture."

Jack var glad.

Jack was happy.

Han også lærte noe nytt.

He had learned something new too.

Og det var en koselig dag for dem begge.

And it was a koselig day for both of them.

Fra den dagen, hver gang Jack følte seg glad og komfortabel, tenkte han på ordet "koselig".

From that day on, whenever Jack felt happy and comfortable, he thought of the word "koselig."

Og han tenkte på Ingrid.

And he thought of Ingrid.

Han tenkte på den dagen i Oslo.

He thought of that day in Oslo.

Og han smilte.

And he smiled.

Historien viser at noen konsepter er ikke lett å forklare.

The story shows that some concepts are not easy to explain.

Men de kan føles.

But they can be felt.

Slik var det med ordet "koselig" for Jack.

That was the case with the word "koselig" for Jack.

Og takket være Ingrid, kunne han endelig forstå det.

And thanks to Ingrid, he could finally understand it.